Images: Spicing Up the Seasons with Sensational Sanshō Cuisine

Chirimen sanshō from Kyoto Prefecture. (Courtesy the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries)

Takenoko no sanshō-ni, bamboo shoots simply simmered in dashi stock with sanshō berries, from Shimane Prefecture. (Courtesy the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries)

Kinome dengaku from Aichi Prefecture. (Courtesy the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries)